Norwalk High School - Owl Yearbook (Norwalk, IA)

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Basketball The Norwalk boys lost a hard fought well played game to the St. Marys boys in the County finals at Indianola by a score of 50-48. The local boys led nearly all the way. A jump ball in the final two seconds was tapped to Shutt of the visitors who shot the winning basket as the horn sounded. NOR WA LK Damron, Jim Lane, .lack Baird, Wayne O'Neal, Gary Bright, Dennis Lovestad, Dale Score by quarters: Norwalk FG FT F TP ST. MARYS FG ffl 3 4 8 Shutt ffl 6 ffl 6 4 16 Lippold ffl 4 fcl Z 4 4 Croat fcl 0 fgl 3 10 0 16 Brornrnel fgl 4 fgl 1 0 4 Gavin fgl 6 fgl 0 1 0 Garrey fgl 0 Waddle fgl O Brommel fgl 0 Total 10 14 10 14 48 St. Marys ll 7 BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES Norwalk 58 Carlisle fOvertimel Norwalk 57 Spring Hill Norwalk 41 Martensdale fOvertirnel Norwalk 51 St. Charles Norwalk 41 Runnells Norwalk 38 New Virginia Norwalk 44 St. Marys Norwalk 44 Bondurant Norwalk 36 St. Charles Norwalk 43 Martensdale Norwalk 55 Waukee Norwalk Z0 Johnston Norwalk 70 Waukee fOvertimel Norwalk 33 Altoona Norwalk 41 Hartford Norwalk 41 Granger Norwalk 35 Granger fReservesl Norwalk 60 Altoona Norwalk 50 Urbandale Norwalk 79 Hartford Norwalk 36 New Virginia WARREN COUNTY TOURNAMENT Norwalk 46 Spring Hill Norwalk 62 Martensdale Norwalk 49 Lacona fOvertirr1el Norwalk 48 St. Marys SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT AT EAST HIGH Norwalk 43 Mitchellville 41 Norwalk 57 Runnells FT 4 Z O 1 0 0 3 0 11 F TP Z 16 1 10 Z O 5 9 4 12 5 0 0 3 0 0 Total Z1 50

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Basketball FIRST ROW: Phillip Trent, Dennis Bright, Gary O'Neal, Jim Damron, Jack Lane, Wayne Baird, Dale Lovstad, Lawrence Lee. SECOND ROW: Mr. Scott, David Wilson, Gary Baker, Fred Caruthers, Bill Wiles, Jerry Sargent, Jim Iverson, Merrill Beck, Mr.Weberg. THIRD ROW: David Balducki, Jim Weaver, Dick Graham, David Herman, Bryson Riordan, Wendall Kaldenberg, Roger Brightman, Tom McCoy, Dennis Hildreth, Alan Hanksin, Fred Terry The Norwalk Warriors had a pretty even season for the year of 1955-1956, with a final record of eleven wins and fifteen defeats. Out of four overtime games, we won all four. The climax to the season was receiving a trophy as runner-ups in the Warren County Tournament. Jack Lane and Jim Damron are the only lettermen graduating. Gary O'Neal, Way-ne Baird, Dennis Bright, Dale Lovstad, Lawrence Lee, and Phillip Trent are lettermen returning. With all these boys coming out next fall, Norwalk should have a successful 1956-1957 season. Captains for the year were Jack Lane and Jim Damron. Our total number of points all season was 1278 and our opponents total was 1413. A per game offensive average of 49 points and a defensive average of 54 points. High scorers for the season are: Jack Lane. . . . . 726 Gary O'Neal . . . 518 Jim Damron . . . . 333

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Nov. NOV Nov. Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb Feb Feb Feb Basketball 1956 -1957 Basketball Schedule Granger Q1-Z boysl Knoxville fl -Z boysj Martensdale St. Marys QHomecomingj Carlisle New Virginia Spring Hill Bonclurant St. Charles Martensclale Open Johnston Ankeny Waukee Urbandale 19 Warren Co. Tournament Winterset West D. M. fValleyl Hartford Altoona fl-2 girlsj 9 Girls Sectional Urbandale fl-Z boysl New Virginia Boys Sectional NOR WA LK GIR LS GA MES Uieservesl fReservesj QReservesj QReservesJ Norwalk Knoxville Norwalk Knovxille Norwalk Carlisle Norwalk Spring Hill Norwalk Martensdale Norwalk St. Charles Norwalk Runnells Norwalk St. Marys Norwalk Bondurant Norwalk St. Charles Norwalk Martensdale Norwalk Waukee Norwalk Johnston Norwalk Waukee Norwalk Altoona Norwalk Hartford Norwalk Valley Norwalk Valley Norwalk Altoona Norwalk Winterset Norwalk Winterset Norwalk Urbandale Norwalk Hartford Norwalk New Virginia Norwalk Urbandale WARREN CO. TOURNAMENT Norwalk Martensdale Norwalk Spring Hill Norwalk Carlisle Norwalk Lacona SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT AT MAR TENSDALE Norwalk 62 Martensdale Norwalk 66 Patterson Norwalk 52 Spring Hill Here Here There Here Here Here There There There Here There There Here There Here There There Here Here There